Authoring an encore is likely to be an not possible mission for Cogburn .
Let’s face it, while you set a North American report in your final begin, that is a fairly robust bar to match.
However, even when he turns in a considerably slower efficiency, his 10 turf rivals face a steep uphill climb making an attempt to catch him within the upgraded $300,000 Troy Stakes (G2T) Aug. 3 at Saratoga Race Course.
It was on the exact same Mellon Turf Course on the Spa that the 5-year-old son of Not This Time  entered the report books when he rocketed to a 3 1/2-length victory within the June 8 Jaipur Stakes (G1T) within the lightning-fast closing time of :59.80 for the 5 1/2 furlongs—the identical distance as Saturday’s Troy.
“We felt he was going to run his greatest race to this point, however a report was important in so some ways,” coach Steve Asmussen stated. “Saratoga makes every little thing particular.”
As freakish as the ultimate time might have been after a :43.07 opening half-mile, the victory was hardly a fluke. Winner of final 12 months’s Troy (when it was grade 3), he was a 2 1/4-length winner of the Twin Spires Turf Dash Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs previous to his grade 1 tour de drive at Saratoga.
“We’re extraordinarily enthusiastic about him and the way he is doing. He is only a very quick horse,” Asmussen stated. “Final 12 months after we moved him to the turf, it introduced him to a brand new stage, We felt with the profitable turf races not being till late summer season, we would give him a pleasant break. He got here again higher than he left, and we’re very excited to run him once more.”
Owned by Clark Brewster and William and Corrine Heiligbrodt, the $1.2 million earner has gained 8 of his 14 begins. Bred by Bellary Bloodstock out of the Saintly Look mare In a Jif , he was purchased for $150,000 from the Decide View consignment on the 2021 Ocala Breeders’ Spring Sale of 2-Yr-Olds in Coaching.
“We’re extraordinarily enthusiastic about him and the way he is doing. He is only a very quick horse,” stated Asmussen. “Final 12 months after we moved him to the turf, it introduced him to a brand new stage. We felt with the profitable turf races not being till late summer season, we would give him a pleasant break. He got here again higher than he left, and we’re very excited to run him once more.”
The sphere of 11 (not together with important observe solely entrant Disarmed ) additionally consists of Godolphin homebred Mischief Magic , who closed from twelfth to fifth within the Jaipur. Educated by Charlie Appleby, the Exceed and Excel gelding was third within the Turf Dash.
A 4-year-old, Mischief Magic gained the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Dash (G1T) at Saturday’s 5 1/2-furlong distance.
Colts Neck Stables’ Grooms All Bizness comes into the Troy off 4 wins in his final 5 begins. Searching for his first graded stakes rating, the Fed Biz  gelding has gained his two 2024 begins for coach Jorge Duarte Jr., the Get Severe Stakes at Monmouth Park and the Jim McKay Turf Dash Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Entries: Troy S. (G2T)
Saratoga Race Course, Saturday, August 03, 2024, Race 10
- Grade IIT
- 5 1/2f
- Turf
- $300,000
- 4 yo’s & up
- 5:04 PM (native)
